U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Family Law
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law
Salokhiddinov v. DHS — District court dismisses habeas petition as unripe because petitioner’s post-removal detention had not yet exceeded the six-month Zadvydas threshold
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Civil Procedure
Merriott v. City of Bossier City — Fifth Circuit reverses dismissal, holds city’s decorum policy facially overbroad and void for vagueness
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal
Rakhmonali A. v. Noem — Magistrate recommends denying habeas petition; immigration detainee at border has no substantive due process rights beyond those provided by statute
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Pacheco-Acosta — District court accepted guilty plea to Count One
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Lee — District court accepts guilty plea to felon in possession of firearm
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Huerta-Luna — District court revokes supervised release and imposes three-month prison term
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Calix-Martinez — District court finds defendant competent to stand trial
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal, Family Law
Ortega v. Frink — Court orders bond hearing for detained immigrant whose removal proceedings were terminated
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal
Demakpor v. Bondi — Court grants habeas petition in part, orders government to stop detaining petitioner under expedited-removal statute
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal
Ulanov v. Warden of El Valle Detention Facility — District court adopts R&R and dismisses § 2241 habeas petition without prejudice after no objections filed
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal, Family Law
Gonzalez Marquez v. McBride — Court dismisses habeas corpus petition challenging immigration detention, holding detention during removal proceedings is constitutionally permissible
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Insurance Coverage
Mitchell et al. v. Allstate — Court denies motion to compel appraisal where plaintiffs no longer own the insured property
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Clark v. U.S. Department of Justice — District court grants in forma pauperis status but dismisses all claims as frivolous and time-barred
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
Evans — Defendant Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Possession with Intent to Distribute
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Trent — District court revokes supervised release, imposes 18-month consecutive sentence
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Bynon — Court denies transplant surgeon’s bid to dismiss false-statement charges over manipulated organ-matching criteria
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal, Family Law
Shrader v. Lacy — Court dismisses federal prisoner’s § 2241 habeas petition for lack of jurisdiction, holding challenge to stalking conviction must be brought under § 2255 in sentencing court
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Employment
Lewis v. Ballard — Court dismisses pro se journalist’s § 1983 retaliation and excessive force claims as time-barred
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal, Family Law
Valdez v. Warden, Webb County Detention Center — Court dismisses immigration habeas petition for lack of jurisdiction
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law
Paz-Leiva v. Mullin — Court dismisses habeas petition challenging ICE detention of undocumented applicant for admission
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Light & Wonder v. Gamble Smart — Default judgment granted for copyright and trademark infringement; court awards $1M+ in damages and permanent injunction
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Personal Injury & Tort
Oliver v. Walmart Supercenter — Court grants withdrawal of amendment motion; recommends denying remand
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Khanna — Accepted guilty plea to operating unlicensed money transmitting business
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Family Law